Tuesday, February 12, 2019

I Am So Old, I Now Get Injured By...New Socks?

Strange, but true, though a bit of a chain-reaction.

I purchased a bale of new socks at Costco and being new, they are a bit more fluffy and thick than old ones. I went for a run on a cold day and figured I would just leave my street socks on because they would be a little warmer. It was fine, but my shoes were a little tight and the tops of my feet got sore. These new shoes had round laces, which combined with the snug fit, cut into my feet. I tried switching over to flat laces and it helped but it was too late, my feet were already sore and so even the new laces hurt. Finally, I just took out the in-soles that came with the new shoes. Quit the alarm bells! I have wide feet and this is a really common shoe hack for me and has never given me a problem. Till now. Two miles in, I had a pain in my right hip and I don't normally have hip issues. By the end of 8 miles, it was pretty agonizing. How agonizing? Over the next few days, I got a cantaloupe-sized bruise on that hip. No. I didn't fall down, I got a giant bruise from just running.